Jorge Martin says he🌃 “beat the best version” of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez on his way to the 2024 Mᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚotoGP title.

The outgoing Pramac rider engaged in a season-long battle with factory Ducati🦄 rival Bagnaia that culminated in a final round showdown in Barcelona.

Thou🍸gh only winning three grands prix to Bagnaia’s 11, Martin’s consistency ensured that he won a first premier class title by 10 pointsꦛ.

In an interview wi𝔍th the official MotoGP website following h🦄is championship victory, Martin heaped praise on Bagnaia as well as Marquez, who won three times in 2024 on the year-old Gresini-run Ducati.

“It was incredible winning against t🐷he best Pecco, because he won 11 races,” Martin said.

“So, the best Pecco.  I think🥀 Marc was also his best version. Maybe he didn’t have the best bike, he was missing a little bit from the bike.

“But he was the best Marc. I can assur🗹e you that he was on th𝕴e limit. And I beat them both.

“For sure I need to improve because I was really consistent🦂, but I just won three Sundays.

“I crashed twice while ඣleading, so there is always room to improve and I will try to do it.”

In the same interview, Marti🌊n outlineಌd what he wants out of his career: “I want to be a legend in MotoGP.

“I want t﷽o be remembered as an amazing rider like [Jorge] Lorenzo, [Dani] Pedrosa, Valentino [Rossi], Marc Marquez.”

Reflecting on his initial emotions after winning the championship in Barcelona, Martin says his thoughts turned to the crash in🍌 Portugal in his rookie seaso🌄n in 2021 that left him with multiple injuries.

“Still difficult to accept,” he said ofꩵ his title.

“After the race ꦇI was emotional, 🐲I was really shocked.

“Before I went to sleep I was crying a lot in bed 💙on my own. Maria was sleeping and I started crying.

“I remember a lot the bad moments, how diff🐻icult it was.

“But the important thing was I never gave up. I rememb༒er Portimao, beinꦆg with nine injuries, in the bed - for one month I couldn’t even walk. And then I am here today. So, it’s crazy.”